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Old 05-08-18 | 01:02 AM
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Bonzo Banana
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From: Merry Old England

Bikes: Muddyfox Evolve 200, Bicycles4u Paris Explorer, Raleigh Twenty Stowaway, Bickerton California, Saracen Xile, Kona Hoss Deluxe, Vertigo Carnaby, Exodus Havoc, Kona Lanai, Revolution Cuillin Sport, Dawes Kingpin, Bickerton, NSU & Elswick Cosmopolitan

They could do with some new artwork on the frame the branding 'Chedech' in white looks very amateur and unappealing. I'm not super keen on carbon as a frame material, it seems brittle and so many road and mountain bikes made from it seem to be disposable and short life. The bikes are strong but one crash and the frame is a write off and there seems to be a small amount of bikes that fail catastrophically due to poor manufacture because carbon frames are pretty much a manual labour manufacturing process and hairs and dirt get caught in the fibres very occasionally which causes the frames to delaminate and crack internally over time.

Also be careful when ordering lightweight parts from companies like aliexpress. Many low weight parts are sold as carbon fibre but actually fibre glass luckily you can normally do a quick check with a multi-meter. Carbon fibre is conductive but fibre glass isn't. Many have been caught out with dangerous lower strength parts that are actually fibre glass; handlebars, seat posts etc. Bike manufacturer's love selling carbon fibre road and mountain bikes due to likelihood of being replaced more frequently and environmentalists dislike the fact that many will hit landfill and can't be recycled. 2 reasons for me to be put off carbon.

Great video about carbon fibre here. The engineer loves carbon fibre bikes but clearly states many disadvantages and things to be concerned about. I'm more a steel and titanium fan based on their resistance to fatigue, improved comfort and long life.


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